FILE - UAB coach Bill Clark walks on the field before the team's New Orleans Bowl NCAA college football game against Appalachian State in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. Conference USA has schools stretching over 10 states, from Texas eastward and then toward the north. The 14-team league is within the footprint of the SEC, Big 12 and ACC. Like those Power Five leagues that play in the same region, C-USA is planning to play football this fall. (AP Photo/Brett Duke, File)

FILE - UAB players celebrate after defeating Middle Tennessee 27-25 in the Conference USA championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Conference USA has schools stretching over 10 states, from Texas eastward and then toward the north. The 14-team league is within the footprint of the SEC, Big 12 and ACC. Like those Power Five leagues that play in the same region, C-USA is planning to be on the field this fall. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)